Caltrop
7 lettersnounrareUpdated June 2026
Definition
A low-growing tropical annual plant with poisonous properties whose fruit splits into five sharp nutlets, making it a troublesome weed in pastures.
“The farmer struggled to control the caltrop spreading across the grazing fields.”
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cal·trop
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Contains common letters C, A, L, T, the rare ORP ending makes it tricky to guess
Scrabble
Worth 11 points, hooks poorly but uses both P and T which are moderate-value tiles
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